Automatic Transmission Range Selector Cable Replace-Cnsle Shift

Automatic Transmission Range Selector Cable Replacement (Console Shift)

Removal Procedure





1. Apply the park brake.
2. Position the shift controller in the NEUTRAL position.
3. Raise the vehicle.
4. Disconnect the range selector cable (2) from the range selector lever ball stud (1).





5. Remove the positive assurance pin (2) from the bracket.
6. Remove the retainer (1) from the range selector cable and transmission bracket.
7. Depress the tangs and remove the range selector cable from the bracket.
8. Remove the transfer case shield, if equipped. Refer to the appropriate procedure:
^ Transfer Case Shield Replacement in Transfer Case-NVG 233-NP1
^ Transfer Case Shield Replacement in Transfer Case-NVG 236-NP8





9. Push the range selector cable grommet up through the floor panel of the vehicle.
10. Lower the vehicle.





11. Remove the console.
12. Remove the front mat and carpet.
13. Ensure that the transmission is in the mechanical neutral position.
14. Disconnect the cable end from the controller ball stud.
15. Remove the retainer securing the cable to the controller.
16. Depress the tangs and remove the cable from the controller.





17. Remove the sound deadening material from the floor panel that covers the cable.
18. Pull the cable up through the opening in the floor_ panel and remove the cable from the vehicle.

Installation Procedure





1. Install the cable through the opening in the floor panel.
2. Install the grommet to the floor panel.
3. Install the sound deadening material that covers the cable.





4. Install the cable to the controller.
5. Install the retainer securing the cable to the controller.
6. Connect the cable end to the controller ball stud.
7. Install the front mat and carpet.
8. Install the console.





9. Ensure that the shift controller is in the NEUTRAL position.
10. Raise the vehicle.
11. Install the range selector cable to the bracket.
12. Install the retainer (1) to the range selector cable and transmission bracket.





13. Ensure that the transmission range selector lever is in the NEUTRAL position.
14. Following the adjustment procedure, install the range selector cable (2) to the range selector cable lever ball stud (1). Refer to Automatic Transmission Range Selector Cable Adjustment.
15. Install the positive assurance pin to the bracket.
16. Install the transfer case shield, if equipped. Refer to the appropriate procedure:
^ Transfer Case Shield Replacement in Transfer Case-NVG 233-NP1
^ Transfer Case Shield Replacement in Transfer Case-NVG 236-NP8
17. Lower the vehicle and check for proper operation. Repeat the adjustment procedure if necessary. Refer to Automatic Transmission Range Selector Cable Adjustment.